d o n ow 1 do you agree with this quote? explain your response
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MS. PASTOR’S NEW MANTRA
LIVE IN THE MOMENT. CONCENTRATE ON THE
EXPERIENCE.
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Let every experience inspire you.
BELIEVE…• EVERYONE
HAS A STORY TO TELL.
• EVERYONE’S STORY IS
IMPORTANT.
Elizabeth Rubin
Anna Therese Day
Prepare by writing
interview Questions
• ASK OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
• VARY THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS YOU
ASK•WRITE MORE
QUESTIONS THAN YOU THINK YOU’LL NEED (ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NEW TO
JOURNALISM)
7 Types of Questions
• Opening Question•Factual Question•Probing Question•Hypothetical
question•Grand Tour
Question•Example or
Experience Question•Native Language
Question
“DO YOU MIND IF I RECORD THIS
INTERVIEW? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY ARTICLE IS 100 PERCENT ACCURAT
E.”
Is there anything else you would like to talk about that we have not addressed during this interview?
If I need to reach you in the future, what would be the best way to contact you (ie. phone, in-person, through e-mail)? When would be the best time to contact you?
Also, forge RAPPORT. Send a brief “thank you” e-mail.
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Final Interview Questions
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Be respectful of your sources
Start scheduling
your interviews as soon as you
get your assignment.
IF YOU INTEND TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF OR BOOK AN INTERVIEW THROUGH E-MAIL…
Be professional in your word choice
Proofread Explain what you’d like to discuss State your deadline 18
Some interviews are better than others.
On the Record Off the Record Not for Attribution On Background
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Especially if you are new to journalism • Ask a classmate or
editor for an introduction to a source.• Bring a classmate or editor to your interview.
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Use it to your advantage Synergy = cooperative interaction among people or groups in which the outcome is greater than if the work had been done individually• “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”
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getting the Interview/ Getting the Photo • “I’m really interested in this
topic and would love to learn more about it.”• “I know this article would be so much stronger with your photo.”• “It’s my first article/first year as editor. I really want to do a great job.”• “I need this article to get a good grade.”• “Ms. Pastor/my editor is really strict about deadlines.”
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“GET EXCITED!”-EMMA FLUSK
• Your work as a journalist is EXTREMELY important.• This year has the potential to be WONDERFUL.• COMMUNICATE to your editors and Ms. Pastor what you need.
“DON’T FORGET TO HAVE FUN.”-JAY HEUBERT
(& HIS WIFE)